Most frequent injuries while playing a Baseball

Baseball stretching exercises Baseball players are susceptible to a range of acute injuries, a few (such as being struck in the chest with the ball) occasionally fatal. Crash with the ball or another player can cause contusions or fractures in the face, upper or lower body.

Acute injuries in the subordinate body include:
* Twisting the knee through running with injury to the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL .
* Tearing of knee cartilage and meniscus.
* Spraining the ankle during running.

More usually, baseball players suffer from a range of overuse injuries, including:

* Rotator cuff tendonitis, an acute annoyance of the tendons and muscles of the shoulder. The injury is most general in pitchers.
* Knee tendonitis, an impatience of the tendons and muscles of the knee. The frequent stops and starts involved in the game are mainly stressful.

Overuse injuries tend to produce sore or aching distress which worsens with continuation of the activity. Pain is due to irritation and swelling. Rotator cuff tendonitis is one of the most general injuries in both baseball and softball. Elbow injuries on the other hand are mainly restricted to baseball, due to the different nature of the pitch. Leg and ankle sprains and various contusions are quite general but often - unlike overuse injuries - do not require any important time off the field.

Diagnosis of injuries may primarily be based on the nature of pain involved. When upper body pain is wounding or acute (rather than a dull ache), a mechanical problem is often to blame. Such pain is often the result of tearing injuries, including the labrum of the shoulder, the later capsule, or the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow.

Mild overuse injury may be treated with anti-inflammatory medication, rest and analgesics, as well as with irregular ice and heat on the affected area. Chronic overuse injuries may require prevention of stressful activity in the injuries region and in some cases, surgical intervention. Fractures and more severe sprains similarly necessitate medical care.